The Silla people are the indigenous people of the peninsula. They have always lived in the southeastern end of the peninsula. They have long been in confrontation with the Goguryeo people in the north and the Baekje people in the west. When they were most powerful, they united with the Baekje people to drive the Goguryeo people to the north of the Taedong River.
Then he captured the King of Baekje and beheaded him.
In other words, Silla people don’t pay much attention to credit either.
But now the previous King of Silla died, and his successor was a thirteen-year-old girl. She was said to be kind and intelligent, so she was called Queen Seondeok.
And not only is he smart, he is also very ambitious.
When his father was alive, Goguryeo was very powerful. Not only did it have a vigorous stalemate with the Turks and Sui people in the north, but the Silla people in the south were also squeezed very uncomfortable. Many Silla people were used as slaves by the Goguryeo people.
Moreover, the murder occurred not many years ago, and the Silla and Baekje people could no longer unite together.
But the opportunity still came. Goguryeo and the Sui people fought for several years. The Silla people didn't care what happened to the Sui people, but the tragic image of Goguryeo made everyone very angry.
Goguryeo did go downhill. Later, some people said that Goguryeo captured a large number of people and a large amount of supplies in the battle with the Sui army, and it was considered a complete victory. That is nonsense.
In the first eastern expedition of the Sui army, they defeated hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo troops in Liaodong. The number of people they killed was probably a mountain. Moreover, more than 300,000 troops rushed towards the hinterland of Goguryeo, turning everything they passed into scorched earth.
Not to mention this, the waterway's Lai Hu'er led an army to defeat the Goguryeo army, killing them without any calculation, and even broke into the Goguryeo capital, killing people and setting fires. If not for bad luck, they could have massacred the Goguryeo capital.
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This time alone, Goguryeo was beaten to the core, and its vitality was severely damaged. In fact, it is not enough to describe the tragic situation of Goguryeo.
This battle also brought a lot of follow-up problems to Goguryeo. Because of the defeat in Goguryeo itself, many Sui soldiers were left behind in Goguryeo. Most of them starved to death. Many died there in battle, and some were indeed captured.
, but many who survived became bandits in the mountains of Goguryeo, causing very big social problems in Goguryeo.
The more terrifying problem was political. Goguryeo's Prime Minister Eulji Mundeok died soon. He forced the royal family members to fight during the war, and many people died in the battle.
After the war, he wanted to oust Goguryeo King Gowon, and like a standard powerful minister, he wanted to change the dynasty.
It's a pity that he offended too many people, and the Eulji family are outsiders. Their ancestors are probably Xianbei people who lived in Goguryeo, so it is not possible.
As a result, Go Won soon joined forces with other members of the royal family and some generals loyal to the Go family, rushed into Eulji Mundeok's mansion, and cut Eulji Mundeok's body into pieces.
As soon as Eulji Mundeok died, his followers dispersed, and a great purge followed. Rebellions followed one after another. When the Sui people rebelled, the Goguryeo people were not idle either.
A lot of blood came down.
The people of Silla naturally clapped their hands and applauded, but their old king had just died, and the new king had not been on the throne for a long time. She was a woman, and she had not yet figured out her own affairs. Naturally, they did not dare to start a war with the Goguryeo people easily.
The Baekje people have been suppressed by the Silla people, and they just want to poke the Silla people in the butt, so that the Silla people dare not act rashly.
The peninsula is not big, but it has become the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It can be seen that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
In any case, the Silla people felt that they were unable to support themselves on their own, so they sent envoys to the west to join forces with the Sui people and attack Goguryeo together.
Well, these Silla people are located in the southeast of the peninsula. For hundreds of years, they have only seen Baekje and Goguryeo. They are so blind that they have no idea that the Sui Dynasty has become a thing of the past.
The envoys went through great hardships, followed the Daedong River into the sea, and followed the old road that originally came to protect the children from the east, to the mainland. Because the boat was light and the wind was strong, only half of the dozens of envoys were left. Even the Queen of Silla Most of the gifts given to the Sui Lord were lost.
The location where they landed should be roughly at the border of Shandong or Hebei. Anyway, they couldn't figure it out themselves. In fact, no matter where they landed, they entered Dou Jiande's territory.
Both of these areas have been severely damaged. Over the years, they have become a scene of white bones exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. In fact, there are not even many bones left. There are weeds everywhere and there is no human habitation.
The envoys didn't notice anything. The peninsula was mountainous, with few people, and equally desolate.
But not long after they landed, while they were still rejoicing in their remaining life at sea, they encountered the most common creature in this world today, bandits.
The people of Silla were not civilized people. They were not afraid when they saw a group of ragged and pitch-black "natives" rushing towards them, because these people were very thin and they were holding sticks, wooden forks and the like. stuff, so they immediately pulled out their knives and shouted, trying to tell these Sui people that they were nobles of Silla.
The two groups of people were talking to each other, but the communication failed, and they immediately got into a fight.
Facts have proved that even if the Sui people were hungry and full in the mountains and had no strength left after struggling, the "petite" people of Silla could not resist. After all, this was the hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty with strong folk customs.
The people of Silla were scattered in one fell swoop, and when they got together again, there were only two or three kittens left. Fortunately, the leader was still there, otherwise they wouldn't have to go back and just wipe their necks on the spot.
After discussion, the Silla people did not dare to stay in the "barbaric" Sui Dynasty for a long time, so they turned around and returned to Silla, so their mission failed quietly.
This matter can only be said to be an interesting episode at present, and it cannot be said to have any practical significance.
The only consequence may be that Queen Deshan of Silla was a little disappointed. She realized that the envoy she sent was incompetent, so she mercifully gave the envoy a decent death and wondered whether to send another group of unlucky people out.
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At this moment, the "Sui people" had long thrown Goguryeo into the distance, with their red eyes open, and they only wanted to kill each other.
That night, Zhang Lun's Zuo Yiwei Mansion crossed the Yellow River. As night came, bad news finally reached Li Po's ears.
Li Shimin commanded more than 100,000 troops. He raised his troops from Wannian County and went straight to the river. If he walked faster, the forward troops could reach Feng Yi in the middle of the night.
At this time, Yuchi and his troops used Feng Yi's tactics to achieve good results, and at least they could buy the army one night to cross the river.
Because Li Shimin could not ignore such a group of troops behind him and lead his army straight to the beach.
Li Po really calmed down this time, without any anxiety or panic. He only ordered the generals to supervise the troops to cross the river in turn, and left all matters on the other side to Zhang Lun.
This undoubtedly made Yuchi Gong and others criticize him. Even Yuchixin, who had crossed the river, was not so convinced of Zhang Lun. After all, Zhang Lun was not only a demoted general, but his qualifications and military exploits were far behind.
It is difficult for the proud and brave generals who have experienced battles for a long time to accept such a person suddenly climbing on top of them and giving orders.
But again, as long as Li Po sits in front of the army, no one can make trouble, and no one dares to miss the opportunity of military intelligence due to this.
Just like on the other side, Zhang Lun summoned Yu Chixin to discuss matters as soon as he received the news.
The two came together and looked at each other under the dim light.
The two of them didn't have much contact with each other, they were almost strangers, and they came from very different backgrounds. The Yuchixin brothers were from a well-connected family, while Zhang Lun was from a military family, so neither of them had the interest to be friends with each other.
The two of them didn't understand each other, so they were both cautious. Yu Chixin was afraid that Zhang Lun would succeed and embarrass himself, while Zhang Lun was afraid that Yuchi Xin would quarrel with him because of his background.
However, after a few test sentences, the two of them felt relieved. It was not okay to worry. They were facing a powerful enemy and they did not have the time to engage in intrigues.
"The Tang army has more than 100,000 troops. It has a lot of troops, and the King of Qin Li Shimin personally leads the army. It's hard to deal with it..." Zhang Lun scratched his beard and said rather "sadly".
Yu Chixin was unmoved. Everyone agreed that Zhang Lun had always been cunning, because the Battle of Longmen left such a deep impression on people.
"The Tang army came at night and will attack in the morning at the earliest. By then Zuo Yiwei should be able to cross the river with his entire army. I have nearly 30,000 troops, so I am not afraid of the enemy."
Zhang Lun shook his head and laughed, thinking, does this person really think that I am afraid of the enemy? Is he looking down on me, or is he pretending to be confused like me?
Thinking of this, he stopped being vague and said directly: "Sanlang has arrived at Feng Yi City. Although there are fewer troops, the Tang army will not dare to let it go... What do General Yuchi think we should do?"
For Yu Chixin, this was not a simple multiple-choice question, but he also understood that if he acted emotionally at this time, the bearded man in front of him would not be able to tolerate him.
Then I remembered the rumors about the battle at Longmen, and I couldn't help but secretly wonder, is this guy going to try his old trick again, to risk his own life?
Yu Chixin gritted his teeth and said, "Since the king has entrusted General Zhang with full power, the general will just obey the orders."
What Zhang Lun wants is this sentence, "With General Yuchi's words, I can rest assured. You must know that in leading the troops to defeat the enemy today, you and I should be the first to do so. We should work together as one, so why should we distinguish between master and slave?"
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Then he recruited Zhang Shigui and Zhao Shixun. Yuchi said confidently that although these guys were from a humble background, they did things in a very orderly manner, which saved him some face.
When everyone was gathered, Zhang Lun said solemnly: "The war is about to begin, so I won't talk nonsense. Your Majesty has ordered me to take full power. Everyone crossing the river must obey my orders. Anyone who disobeys my military orders will be severely punished."
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Seeing several people nodding, Zhang Lun ordered someone to unfold a map. The drawing was relatively rough, but he couldn't blame anyone. It took a lot of effort to get a map of the Guanlong Land at this time.
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If it weren't for He Chong and people like Yun Dingxing, it would be even more difficult.
A few people stretched their heads and leaned forward, but the others were fine. Only Zhao Shixun was a little dizzy. He had been marching and fighting for a long time, but this was the first time he had seen such a thing.